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Right after you were born, the blood and vernix on your body was washed off by a nurse or even your mom or dad. Have you taken a bath or shower since the day you were born? Of course you have. Our bodies continually become dirtied, requiring new cleansing. It...
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On November 2 we were joined by Dr. Mark Dever, senior minister of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Jonathan Leeman, editorial director of 9Marks and editor of the 9Marks Journal. Together we discussed several marks of a healthy church and why reform in the local church is still needed today.
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According to Fred Meuser, Martin Luther was well liked as a preacher. He "spoke slowly but with great vigor and often had a moving effect upon the hearers." Given what we know about his convictions, it would be hard to imagine that Luther's preaching was dull and devoid of rhetorical passion.
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October 31, 2016, marks the 499th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. To celebrate, during "Reformation Week" we have been sharing various resource offers. Today is the final day. Look back over the past week's offers.
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A single event on a single day changed the world. It was October 31, 1517. Brother Martin, a monk and a scholar, had struggled for years with his church, the church in Rome. He had been greatly disturbed by an unprecedented indulgence sale. The story has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. Let's meet the cast.
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Close to one thousand Christians gathered this weekend in Lancaster, PA for our 2016 regional conference, The Dawn on the Reformation. Together, we explored the lessons of the Reformation and their continual relevance for today. This was a refreshing time of edification as we looked to the past in order to face the future with courage and conviction. We continue tomorrow evening with a free concert of sacred music featuring hymns from Glory to the Holy One.
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The church is always in need of reform. Even in the New Testament, we see Jesus rebuking Peter, and we see Paul correcting the Corinthians. Since Christians are always sinners, the church will always need reform. The question for us, however, is when does the need become an absolute necessity?
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Soli Deo gloria is not precisely parallel to the other four solas because in one sense, it is both the beginning and the end of the other four. The Holy Spirit inspired the Scriptures to the glory of God alone. Christ humbled Himself to the point of death and was raised and exalted to the right hand of the Father to the glory of God alone.
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